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Aweber and Convert Kit are great for the price, I know of a few people who use those as the main alternatives to MailChimp. I also remember someone mentioning that Campaign Monitor is one to avoid because it's expensive and isn't any better than the alternatives.

I'd suggest checking out Email Octopus, https://emailoctopus.com/ I don't personally use them, but their pricing and product are impressive. There are of course many other alternatives, but when using MailChimp as a direct comparison, I think this has a lot going for it.

Campaign Monitor is my email marketing platform - costs me about $12 per month, no coding in required and the templates look lovely on desktop and mobile. You can also build sequences and do a bunch of other things. It's a great choice for SMEs.